The Annals of King T\'aejo. Founder of Korea\'s Choson Dynasty - Byonghyon Choi

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and right, they fought against each other until the sun set. Many of the par-
ticipants were either killed or wounded.

The Palace Granary was rebuilt inside the royal palace.

6th Day (Imja)
There was hail and a windstorm.

The king sent eunuch Yi Kwang to bestow wine on the Privy Council.

10th Day (Pyŏngjin)
The king paid a visit to the Yongsan River to see the woodblocks of the
Tripitaka Koreana (Taejanggyŏng) transported from Sŏnwŏn Monastery
on Kanghwa Island.

11th Day (Chŏngsa)
It rained.

12th Day (Muo)
It rained.

Two thousand military officers and soldiers were mobilized to transport the
woodblocks of the Tripitaka Koreana to Chich’ŏn Monastery.

Yu Kwangu, assistant grand councilor- without- portfolio of the chancellery,
was ordered to hold an incense burner, and the monks of the Five Sects and
Two Schools (Ogyo yangjong)^3 chant sutras, leading the procession in
accordance with the ceremonial guard and music.

Paying a visit to the West River, the king inspected the grain ships from
Chŏlla Province.


  1. “Five Sects” here refers to Yŏlban, Kyeyul, Pŏpsŏng, Hwaŏm, and Pŏpsang. The Two
    Schools are the Doctrinal School (Kyojong) and the Meditational School (Sŏnjong).

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